My teenage son, Jordan, always complained about having to be home earlier than all his friends. He would tell me that he was already venteen, but still had a curfew (宵禁). He believed he was practically an adult. I pointed out that he was not an adult as he was still in high school.
“You don’t trust me!” he yelled. Before I continued, he rolled his eyes, slammed the door and walked away. I sighed. How could I make Jordan e that I only wanted to keep him safe?
I decided to go for a walk, hoping the December air would clear my head. I opened the front door and nearly stepped on her: a small black cat, just like a meatball. “Hi, Meatball,” I said, bringing her into my arms. I walked back in, touching her neck gently. Meatball emed happy enough to come in the hou, but after an hour or two, she sat by the door, meowing to go back outside.
“Why won’t she just stay in with us all the time?” Nathan, my youngest son asked.
I explained to him that she was happy here but she liked being able to come and go as she plead.
“That must be nice,” Jordan muttered from the other room, complaining why the cat, not him, could come and go. He even asked me to give Meatball a curfew.
Meatball became a regular.
One night, temperatures were unusually low. Meatball stood at the door, meowing to go outside.
I shook my head at her, afraid that she might freeze to death. She stared at me and meowed again. I patted her head, “I know you’re not happy, but it’s for your own good.”
“Mom’s not being mean to you,” Nathan told the cat. “She’s just trying to keep you from turning into a frozen meatball.” We both laughed at his joke.
The next morning, I couldn’t find Meatball. I asked the kids if anyone had en her.
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Jordan nodded, “I let her out last night.” __________________________________________
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As I drove to the animal hospital, Jordan sat in the back, holding Meatball inside his coat. __
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Jordan nodded, “I let her out last night.” My mouth dropped open. “She was outside all night?” I was so furious, “It was freezing and she could die!” Jordan choked back his words, stunned. I grabbed my coat and rushed outside. Jordan followed, fear welling up in his eyes. Several minutes later, the poor thing was found, shaking and curling into a tiny ball. I picked her up, unsure whether she was alive or dead. Jordan was scared, “We need a vet! Now!”
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As I drove to the animal hospital, Jordan sat in the back, holding Meatball inside his coat. I could hear him talking to the cat, apologizing repeatedly. Luckily, the vet saved Meatball. Seeing her eyes open, Jordan stroked her head, all tears. Then, surprisingly, he turned to me. He apologized for what he had done. “I know you just want to keep me safe,” he mur
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mured. I felt a lump in my throat. He rubbed Meatball’s back, “Looks like we are both going to obrve the curfew. It’s for our own good.”
【话题——家庭生活】
17岁的Jordan总是抱怨妈妈对他管得太严，要求他晚上回家不能太晚。为此和妈妈闹矛盾。妈妈出门散心时遇到一只长得像肉球的小猫，把它带回家中。小猫可以在家里自由出入，这使Jordan觉得自己还不如一只小猫自由。一天，小猫不见了，母子俩一起找回了冻坏的小猫，并送到医院救治。这次经历使Jordan理解了母亲对他的关爱。
【语块积累】
1. complain about/of sth./doing sth. 抱怨……
金针酸汤肥牛2. point 指出，说道
3. roll one’s eyes 翻白眼，两眼一翻
中国国画4. slam the door 摔门
5. sigh 叹气，叹息着说
粉百合6. How could I make Jordan e that I only wanted to keep him safe?
我该怎么让Jordan明白我只是想保障他的安全呢？
7. clear one’关于风雨的成语s head 使（头脑）变清醒，变机敏
8. as sb. plea 按某人意愿，按某人喜欢
9. mutter 嘀咕，嘟囔
10. I shook my head at her, afraid that she might freeze to death.
我冲她摇头，怕她在外面冻死。
11. pat one’s head 轻拍……的头
12. for one’s own good 为……好
13. be mean to 对……刻薄，苛刻
14. My mouth dropped open.
我惊讶得张大了嘴巴。
15. furious 愤怒，怒不可遏
16. Jordan choked back his words, stunned.
他忍住没说话，看上去惊呆了。
17. I grabbed my coat and rushed outside.
我抓起衣服，向外面奔去。
18. Jordan followed, fear welling up in his eyes.
Jordan跟随而来，眼里充满了担忧。
19. the poor thing 可怜的家伙（也可指人）
20. apologize repeatedly 不停地道歉
感谢的拼音
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21. Seeing her eyes open, Jordan stroked her head, all tears.
Jordan看见她睁开了眼睛，轻抚着她的头，眼睛湿润了。
22. turn to 转向；求助于
23. murmur 轻声细语，轻声说
24. I felt a lump in my throat.
我喉咙哽咽。
25. rub one’s back 抚摸……的后背
